Medium severity · published Sep 27, 2021
CVE-2021-40713
Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a improper certificate validation vulnerability in the cold storage component
5.9
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a improper certificate validation vulnerability in the cold storage component. If an attacker can achieve a man in the middle when the cold server establishes a new certificate, they would be able to harvest sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Experience Manager · Adobe
through 6.5.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40713
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html
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